As the Halloween season gets into full flow, the English-speaking world is currently experiencing a wave of 'creepy clown' sightings that first began in the United States but has now spread to the UK, Canada and Australia. ...
Oct 17, 2016
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For Parkinson's disease (PD) patients whose symptoms cannot be controlled by medication, 'Deep brain stimulation' (DBS) may be the only hope. While DBS is generally considered to be safe, side effects related to the stimulation ...
Sep 12, 2016
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Strangely enough, cancer patients across the world seem to have come to terms with the fact that the most effective treatment against cancer - chemotherapy - actually destroys their immune system. In Latvia, however, a breakthrough ...
Aug 31, 2016
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With the start of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the use of the ancient 'cupping' technique by various athletes, to supposedly improve their recovery time and allow for better performance, has been one of ...
Aug 12, 2016
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EU-funded researchers have examined new ways of rapidly detecting infectious pathogens - such as rabies and influenza - in order to prevent pandemics.
Aug 9, 2016
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A new study, focused on the Dutch famine of 1944-45, has highlighted how prenatal famine exposure has sex-specific effects on brain size.
Jul 13, 2016
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Neuroscientists based in Stockholm, Sweden, have found that they can make people 'feel' the space immediately around them, with participants describing the sensation as if they have a 'force field' surrounding them.
Jul 8, 2016
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The EU PRECIOUS project is harnessing the power of smartphones to help users better track their fitness and encourage healthier lifestyle options.
Jun 7, 2016
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Two biotech companies in the United States have been given the green light to see if it is possible to regenerate the brains of dead people.
May 6, 2016
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EU researchers have made significant progress along the road to delivering novel drugs that improve life expectancy and the quality of life of pancreatic cancer patients. Following a systematic screening of natural and chemically ...
Mar 22, 2016
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